University of Maine Cooperative Extension is accepting applications for the 2020 Master Gardener Volunteers training in Penobscot and Somerset counties. Classes will meet weekly Feb. 25 through May 21, 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m., primarily at the UMaine Extension Penobscot office in Bangor. Classes resume for four weeks in September. Live video conference sites also will be […]
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Morning Ag Clips announced registration is open for the University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s 2020 Master Gardener Volunteer training program in Penobscot and Somerset counties. Classes will meet weekly 9 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Feb. 25 through May 21, and will resume for four weeks in September. Classes primarily will meet at the UMaine Extension Penobscot office […]
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Liz Stanley, community education assistant with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, was quoted in a Pine Tree Watch article on veteran gardener Sharon Turner. Turner teaches three adult education classes and is a resource for midcoast residents who seek to create more wildlife-friendly landscapes, according to the article. Turner’s classes take students into the […]
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Information from the University of Maine Cooperative Extension was included in the CNN report, “How to stop throwing away your veggies and fruit.” The article included tips on how to choose the freshest fruits and vegetables, clean and store them properly and be assured at least a few more days of usable life. The report […]
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Outdoors columnist V. Paul Reynolds recently shared information about ticks provided by Jim Dill, a pest management specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, who appeared as a guest on his call-in radio program, “Maine Outdoors.” Along with Lyme disease, deer ticks carry other bacteria and viruses, including babesiosis and anaplasmosis, the article states. […]
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Anne Devin, veteran outreach coordinator for the Maine AgrAbility program, was featured in the Portland Press Herald article, “Former Marine turned to farming and helps other vets do the same.” Maine AgrAbility is a University of Maine Cooperative Extension program that provides farmers help overcoming disabilities, both physical and emotional. Devin said she has identified […]
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Morning Ag Clips ran a media release about Leslie Forstadt receiving the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (NEAFCS) Distinguished Service Award. The University of Maine Cooperative Extension associate professor and human development specialist also earned a first-place Communications Team Award for the “Growing Maine” video series that highlights farmers and producers sharing […]
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Ellsworth radio station Star 97.7 advanced University of Maine Cooperative Extension’s workshop “Winter Care of Backyard Poultry” 1–3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12 at the Extension office in Ellsworth. “Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens,” an optional coursebook, may be preordered for $20. For more information and to register, call 207.667.8212.
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Gov. Janet Mills recently recognized the 50th anniversary of the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) available through University of Maine Cooperative Extension. In her Oct. 24 letter, Mills acknowledged the program’s success in “providing hands-on education to parents, caregivers, and youth in the essentials of nutrition, food safety and security, food resource management, […]
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer a free presentation on ticks and mosquitoes 3:30–5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6 at the UMaine Regional Learning Center in Falmouth. Emer Smith, field epidemiologist with the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, will discuss tick and mosquito biology, tick identification, common vector-borne diseases and frequency of occurrence, […]
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